Improvement in chemises



CAROLINE WESTCTT.

Chemise.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEETCE CAROLINE WESTCOTT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHEMISES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 164,405, dated June l5, 1875; application filed March 1, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CAROLINE WEsTcoTT, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a Suspended Chemise, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which form a part thereof.

My invention consists in making a chemise provided with tabs and belt and buttons, constructedaud attached in such manner that, in connection with Suspenders passing over the shoulders, all the garments are suspended from the shoulders of the wearer, instead ot' being held by fastening around the body.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l represents the garment as applied, with the other garments suspended therefrom, with partsof the garments cut away, so as to show the method ot' attachment. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation 0f the garment, with the tabs dotted.

A represents the waist of the chemise 5 B, the skirt; C, the belt. D are four tabs securely attached to the belt C, upon the under side of the garment. These tabs support the hose and the drawers. The hose are connected with the tabs by means of elastics E, being buttoued to the tabs, as shown at T. The flannel or under drawers F are buttoned to the tabs at G. The linen or over drawers H are buttoned to the tabs at I. The annel drawers have but-tons attached to the belt, which passes under the tabs, and the buttons button through the belt. The belt of the linen or over drawers passes over the tabs and is huttoned to them. J are Suspenders, which pass over the shoulders, crossing'each other in front and rear, and are buttoned, through the belt C of the chemise, at S. K are buttons sewed to the outside of the belt C, to which the skirts are buttoned. There may be more or less of these outside buttons sewed to the belt of the chemise, it being intended to have a sufficient number of them to button all the skirts to and suspend them from the suspended chemise. The Suspenders J are attached to the belt C, so that they cross each other and carry their weight in such a position as to produce no inconvenience nor be uncomfortable to the wearer.

It will be observed that a garment of this kind, by being made high in the neck, can be made to iit to the person in such manner as to serve thepurpose of the Suspenders.

The object sought to be obtained by the use of my suspended chemise is the convenience, comfort, and health ofthe wearer, while at the same time the simplicity of the garment enables one to readily convert the ordinary garmentinto a suspended chemise.

I claim- In a chemise composed of the waist A, skirt B, and belt C, having buttons K, the tabs D, attached to the Yunder side ofthe belt, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

CAROLINE WESTCOTT.

Witnesses HEINEioH F. BRUNs, L. A. BUNTING. 

